So, if I 'can't find' my meter for a day or 2 over Christmas, does that mean the carbs don't count?I may well hide my meter, though.
Yup, sure doesSo, if I 'can't find' my meter for a day or 2 over Christmas, does that mean the carbs don't count?
In M&S the other day, alongside the sandwiches and protein pots (sort of lunch stuff), thy were doing a mini pack of 2 mini mince pies (maybe about an inch round, as well as a two pack of Christmas Cake or Stollen.
Personally, I've never really had a sweet tooth, so can forego those easily, but now I'm GF, that's even further reason to just move along.
I have to say, for those for whom a "normal" pack, or home baked would be just too much temptation, I thought they could work. I can't recall the carb count on them, but being so small it didn't seem like a massive hit.
I think Im in a minority here - I have never liked mince pies or christmas pudding - I remember as a kid I would eat the mince pie pastry with vanilla ice cream but leave the middle and only tolerated christmas pudding through grtted teeth in the hope of being able to find the treasured thrupenny bit or shilling hidden inside
You can have mine! Its the overwhelming sweetness I dont like so I doubt caramel would help - I find that overwhelmingly sweet too. Now give me a nice curry pie or Beef wellington and would be a whole different matter!I used to hate mince pies. As far as I was concerned they were tombs full of dead flies.
I'm not sure what changed. It's not that I no longer believe they are full of dead flies - I'm pretty sure they must be, I mean, just look at them.
Ha
Tell you what though, if you have an Aldi near you, I challenge you to try their "Mini Spiced Caramel Pies". They aren't even called "mince" pies though there does appear to be a bit of mincemeat in them as well as nuts. If ever there is a gateway into liking mince pies, these are it!
I do SO need a mince-pie (or two. Or five. How big are mince-pies anyway?) right now. I do not have a clue what they are or what they even look like. I believe we don't have mince-pies in the Netherlands, but it might be that I just don't know the word 'mince'. I don't even know if they are sweet or salty, meat, cheese or fruit and I'm afraid googling might spoil my fantasy of something truly wonderful one only gets to eat around christmas. I want one anyway and if bolusing for it doesn't exactly work out, I don't care!
Thanks for the hug, @JohnEGreen . So it is actually hugworthy sad to never have tasted or even seen a mince pie. Thought so already. Was yours actually as good as you hoped? You can always follow @LittleGreyCat 's advice and only find your meter back tomorrow afternoon. According to @Guzzler the carbs don't count when there's nothing on your meter to prove it, and we all know Guzzler is a very knowledgeable member of this group.
Thanks! I still can't imagine their taste or smell, so I guess I'll have to find a recipe, double the amount of brandy and try for myself!They used to have minced meat and dried fruit, but now the meat is usually left out.
Pastry case, filled with dried fruit, candied peel and suet (or non-meat alternative) plus with luck some brandy.
Usually they smell better than they taste, but they still taste pretty **** good.
I'm not sure what the traditional Xmas treat is in the Netherlands.
Can you send me one?Ahh! You haven't tried a real Pie Company mince pie. They start making the mincemeat in July and add a mixture of spirits each month and allow it to seep and mature into the dried fruit. Then they make large (a real handful) mince pie, 'filled to the crust' with the mix. Just add clotted cream for a boozy treat.
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